Rank / City / No. Buildings>90 m / Highest Building

1. Hong Kong / 3596 / Union Square phase 7 (484m, u/c)
2. Tokyo / 523 / Mid Town Tower (248m, u/c)
3. Shanghai / 428 / Shanghai World Financial Center (492m, u/c)
4. Bangkok / 410 / Baiyoke Tower II (304m)
5. Dubai / 177 / Burj Dubai (705m, u/c)
6. Seoul / 356 / Tower Palace 3, Tower G (264m)
7. Singapore / 295 / Republic Plaza (295m)
8. Kuala Lumpur / 202 / Petronas Tower I (452m)
9. Shenzhen / 184 / Shun Hing Square (384m)
10. Chongqing / 235 / Wanhao Financial Center (357m, u/c)

From:http://homepages.ipact.nl/~egram/skylines.html

4th.........
not bad..................

bangkok's ranks higher than Manila's???

crap!


I've been to bangkok but it was just another ordinary city in asia. although skyscrapers abound, they're scattered and somewhat did not create a nice landscape. Metro Manila (MM) has Makati and Pasig where skyscrapers are placed interestingly to create an awesome skyline. just my two cents worth.

KL just covering 243 sq km (1/3 singapore),oh coz cannot match with other cities.

bangkok - 1,568.7 km²
hong kong - 1,103 km²
shanghai - 2,750 km²
kuala lumpur - 243 km²
seoul - 607 km²
shenzen - 2,020 km²
Chongqing - 82,300 km²
Tokyo - 2,187 km²
Singapore - 699 km²

bangkok's ranks higher than Manila's???

crap!


I've been to bangkok but it was just another ordinary city in asia. although skyscrapers abound, they're scattered and somewhat did not create a nice landscape. Metro Manila (MM) has Makati and Pasig where skyscrapers are placed interestingly to create an awesome skyline. just my two cents worth.

I think this ranking is not in terms of how impressive the skyline is, but ranks by number of 90+m highrises.

2006 we still got number 6 in the world!!

What's a surprise..( 3 years consecutively OMG..)


But this year...the new projects will not be finished as many as next year..

So I hope next year (2007 ) Bangkok still can be in the rank 6-7 or 8 ...

But if we have those supertall projects complete...who know we may got better rank ....may be number 5 in the world..


Haha

btw...yeah Manila's skyline is very impressive to me..
but somewhat a littlebit inferior than Bangkok..


:)

KL just covering 243 sq km (1/3 singapore),oh coz cannot match with other cities.
agreed..but we still have penang in 79th place.(35th in Asia)

If all of the projects is Bangkok are all completed. Maybe Bangkok would still rank in 5.

bangkok's ranks higher than Manila's???

crap!


I've been to bangkok but it was just another ordinary city in asia. although skyscrapers abound, they're scattered and somewhat did not create a nice landscape. Metro Manila (MM) has Makati and Pasig where skyscrapers are placed interestingly to create an awesome skyline. just my two cents worth.

Bangkok's skyline is very spreadout..but in the sametime it has a load of buildings also..
If someone want to have a whole view of Bangkok ( or atleast ...can see as many buildings as posible ) he should be in some particular areas..

Such as the top of Baiyoke ll ...
or ...at Sirirach Hospital area...
or .... top of United Center building..
etc.
:)

btw...yeah Manila's skyline is very impressive to me..
but somewhat a littlebit inferior than Bangkok..

:)

Have you been to Manila?


Welcome to the 10th thread of the CITY of MAKATI!


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HISTORY

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LOCATION

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Around the northern and eastern borders of Makati City curl the serpentine length of the Pasig River, which separates the premier urbanscape from the adjacent cities of Pasig and Mandaluyong and the municipality of Pateros. Fort Bonifacio and its crowded barangays sprawl along the eastern fringes. Due west is Pasay City, joined at various points to Makati's major arteries via the South Superhighway, Gil Puyat and Taft Avenues. Across Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) from the Ayala Center are the posh villages of Forbes Park and Dasmariñas. The trend spills over Makati's boundaries all the way down the South Superhighway towards the newer subdivisions of Magallanes and Merville Park in Parañaque, and Ayala Alabang in Muntinlupa. Villamor Air Base, skirting the highway due southwest, is the headquarters of the Philippine Air Force. The city occupies a total land area of 29.9 sq. kilometers.


Makati City - Wall Street Of The Philippines

Urban lifestyle and affluence are nowhere more pronounced in the Philippines than in Makati, the country’s classiest city. Bustling and modern, it is the country’s model for city planning, rising in less than a decade from vast stretches of empty land to become the nation’s premier city.

This affluent city southwest of Manila is the country’s financial center, earning it the nickname, “Wall Street of the Philippines.” The major banks, corporations, department stores as well as embassies of the different nations are based here. Situated along Ayala Avenue is the Makati Stock Exchange, which houses the trading of stock. Fully developed, well-reputed city villages provide the perfect address for office buildings, shops, and restaurants.

Right in the heart of bustling Makati, spread along Ayala Avenue, is Ayala Center, the country’s business and financial center. Encompassing the Glorietta and Greenbelt shopping malls, among others, Ayala Center is also a commercial complex completely at par with the world’s most modern business cosmos. Within it is the Ayala Museum, among the city’s primary repositories of history, culture, and heritage, along with the Filipinas Heritage Library and Museo ng Makati.

Makati has the highest concentration of the country’s finest department stores, fashion boutiques, exclusive jewelry shops and antique stores, shoe stores, bookstores, and most other commercial establishments. In identified portions, the city contains the most exclusive residential subdivisions, including Forbes Park, where many of the country’s wealthy and powerful families make their homes. Five-star hotels and restaurants further provide the ultimate avenue for a life of comfort and relaxation.

Population

The total population was 4,176 as of the 1995 census.

Political Subdivision

The city consists of three Barangays, which are subdivided into two Congressional Districts. It has been classified as a Highly Urbanized City.

Makati Skyline
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also some photos i took during the makati day celebration...

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para kay mhe-ann...tagal ng promise to :D
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here's the fountain at the corner of buendia/ayala...
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Haha.. nice try...capsluv

:okay:

You might come to SSC later than City VS City period...

If you were in that time...

We may have more fun...



BTW...I'm lazy to bring Bangkok's beautiful stock photos to this thread..

Sorry.. If I have time I will do...( Post Bangkok's collection of the most beautiful photos in this thread )


:cheers: :cheers:

Have you been to Manila?

Sorry ...I have never been to Manila..


I judge it from the photos ...

:)

another............!!??

:sleepy:

..lol r u Filipino capsluv?? ITS ALL SUBJECTIVE (OPINIONS/VIEWS)....I gotta say you are very brave to come to this thread, and post some pics of Manila...let it go dude, come to Philippines forum instead and join us..haha

Well.. Espma, I think I get the point of what you're trying to say, although remember one thing that every other forummers from any nations are welcome here, as long as they follow the forum's rules and regulartions strictly. Of course by being nice, considerate and polite would make everyone of us here welcomed in every other threads as well. So, let him stay here for a while as he wishes. I can garantee you that no one here would hurt his feelings. He's safe here.

Btw, I can't help thinking why "capsluv" posting those Manila photos. Of course, personally i must admit that those are real nice and impressive photos. They're beautiful, probably that's the reason why he posted those, because he's proud of his city/country. This is a good thing.
Another good thing is that he is kind enough to share some of them with us without pointing or bringing it up to a compatition.
Personally, I don't want to see such VS thread again. At first, when I saw someone posted that thread of Siam Paragon VS MOA, I thought it was a very bad idea.
I agree with Khun ZOOWATCH when he suggested that the moderators of both the Thai and the Philippines forums should do something regarding this matter. Such a compatition-VS-suggestive thread should be locked at first.

another............!!??

:sleepy:

I know what did you want to say...
"another Manila VS Bangkok thread"
:D

I know what did you want to say...
"another Manila VS Bangkok thread"
:D

partly true, not all ;)


..lol r u Filipino capsluv?? ITS ALL SUBJECTIVE (OPINIONS/VIEWS)....I gotta say you are very brave to come to this thread, and post some pics of Manila...let it go dude, come to Philippines forum instead and join us..haha

Don't have to be brave to enjoy Thai forum.
Everyone is welcome here.
Except for some people who are insulting, rude, or too ignorant.

Espma, that case in City VS City I can still remember.

^^ I really do not know why u keep bringing that up lol

truth be told, I have nothing against Bangkok its a very very beautiful city and I do plan to go there, maybe next year from Manila (coz its gonna be cheaper from Manila than from Sydney hahaha)....I also have a thing for Thai food.

It did get nasty..but thats because I always speak my mind..

Im sure everyone is welcome here, just like how everyone is welcome in the Philippines thread, I just thought it would be wise not to "provoke" any of you....since this is indeed your "turf"...one already used the word "inferior".

Its all good :D

I really do not know why u keep bringing that up lol
It did get nasty..but thats because I always speak my mind..

Just a reminder that "a word and a stone let go cannot be called back".

;)

^^...I don't quite get that analogy buddy, but ok???!!
just hoping u are not insinuating that the nasty "events" in the city vs city thread were my fault.

Only you, that Thai forumer, and some people who witnessed know it well who started it first.

Anyway back to the topic, I do not really believe this kind of statistic.
Many other factors should be taken into consideration, as pedang said.

;)

Metro KL map

http://www.geocities.com/pedangpemusnah/klang_valley.gif

METRO KL AREA = ( KL + PETALING JAYA + SUBANG + S.ALAM + KLANG + AMPANG + SERDANG + PUCHONG + GOMBAK + KAJANG + PUTRAJAYA + DAMANSARA )

METRO POPULATION = 5 M
KL POLULATION = 1.5 M


metro area : 1000+ sq km
KL area : only 200 sq km

if cover the whole metro area, num of buildings > 90 actually over than 202, i suspect it's more than twice.Becoz KL's metro area got many highrise/town/suburn clusters.

Thanks for sharing map, Pedeng. ;)

Take it easy everyone. I know everyone love your city or country. But this is not a
place to discuss who is better , who is inferior. The skyline statistics showed in this
thread may not exactly accurate. But who cares ? Just mind your own business.
The city vs city thread was closed because some people like to use it as a place to
quarrel. So please stop this behavior. I'm not happy to see it.
P.S.As Chemon said everyone is welcome here. We not seperated any nationalities ,
Religions , Believes. But as long as you don't do anything against the rules.

btw, Petaling Jaya(population around 900,000) is a KL's satelite city ;)

http://homepages.ipact.nl/~egram/skylines_timeline.html
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Not just 3 years...but 5 years consecutively 2002-2006
Ahha...

:)

BKK is on top of Dubai???..........

I just realize that Bangkok has over 400 buildings with >90m tall..

WOW

Oh!! Bangkok is just slightly under Shanghai and Chicago. This is awesome.

BKK is on top of Dubai???..........

but i think Dubai will go higher than us in the next 2-3 years,just see from the graph

Don't know how this graph works, DD2020, can you brief me an explanation please?...thanks :)

Can't force anyone to think which skyline is the best but we're here to inform people of what we have :D

im planning to visit bangkok next year...

i plan to travel asian cities...

i have this thing about wanting to travel around asian cities

hong kong - manila this year bangkok KL next year

& then Japan and so on

(hehehe i think i should start saving up first)

im from the fillipino forum btw...hehe hello all!! just ignore cupsluv...lol

^^^^Hi!! Come to Bangkok... you won't be disappointed....anyway, welcome to Thai forum. :hi:

I think this ranking is not in terms of how impressive the skyline is, but ranks by number of 90+m highrises.

Actually i think that would be unfair to rank a skyline..i think kuala lumpur has a nicer skyline than bangkok, no offence though. Bangkok skyline is also impressive.

^^^That rank, I believe it was calculated by number of high-rise buildings...so technically, it is a statistic. :)

sometime we win.. sometime we lost :)

Actually i think that would be unfair to rank a skyline..i think kuala lumpur has a nicer skyline than bangkok, no offence though. Bangkok skyline is also impressive.

This contest is cleary based on the number of highrise above 90 meters..

So ..I think we cannot neither say that it is only about "quantity" nor "quality"..but relatively both of them.

Because the cities which have many highrises above 90 meters...tend to have a "wow effect" (An effect mentioned from this website..) .

And yes..You can say that Kualalumpur's skyline is better than Bangkok..
That's your judgement..
Although I still have my own.

:)

Don't know how this graph works, DD2020, can you brief me an explanation please?...thanks :)
Yes...this graph is about the rank number..

You can see that Bangkok got 6th rank for the years 2002-2005

:)

Maybe Bangkok would still rank around 6-7 if all projects are completed.

^^ Nop we will rank only number 1 hahahah

Maybe Bangkok would still rank around 6-7 if all projects are completed.
yeah i think so. and i think for some cities like Dubai, they already count those tall u/c ones right? i am sure they haven't counted our 'The River' and ...etc..:)

Maybe Bangkok would still rank around 6-7 if all projects are completed.


I believe Bangkok can possibly surpass Shanghai and Chicago in the future but we will have to build more supertalls too. :)